Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Siemens products - CVE-2021-37181
Published: September 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56626
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37181
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the CCOM communication component. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Desigo CC
Desigo CC Compact
Cerberus DMS
Desigo CC Compact
Cerberus DMS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-37181
Install updates from vendor's website.
Desigo CC - update to 5.0 QU1
Desigo CC Compact - update to 5.0 QU1
Cerberus DMS - update to 5.0 QU1
Desigo CC Compact - update to 5.0 QU1
Cerberus DMS - update to 5.0 QU1